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New York City firefighter Peter Acton and his wife Stephanie stand with their children Seamus and Fiona near their 74-foot Norway spruce in Mahopac, N.Y., on Nov. 11. The spruce now is the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree for the 2010-2011 season. Tishman Speyer, Diane Bondareff/AP

The 12-ton Norway spruce has been cut down at the home of New York City firefighter Peter Acton and his wife Stephanie in Mahopac, N.Y., on Nov. 11. Tishman Speyer, Diane Bondareff/AP

Stephanie Acton (l.), her husband Peter Acton (third l.), and son Seamus (second l.), watch as their daughter Fiona hammers in the stake at the bottom of the 2010 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree in New York City on Nov. 12. The 74-foot Norway spruce was cut from the Acton's yard in Mahopac, N.Y. Richard Drew/AP

Workers with Gerosa Master Riggers raise the 2010 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree in New York City on Nov. 12. Richard Drew/AP

Workers position the 2010 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree on its stand in New York City on Nov. 12. Richard Drew/AP

Workers maneuver the 2010 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree in New York City on Nov. 12. Richard Drew/AP

Workers dismantle the scaffolding surrounding the 2010 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree in New York City on Nov. 24. Richard Drew/AP

The 78th annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is pictured after the lighting ceremony in New York City on Nov. 30. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

Sculptures of angels flank the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree after the lighting ceremony in New York City on Nov. 30. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

Spectators look out their windows after the tree lighting ceremony in New York City on Nov. 30. Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree stands lit during the 78th annual lighting ceremony in New York City on Nov. 30. Jason DeCrow/AP